NRC issued a new Regulatory Guide 3.76 (Revision 0), “Implementation of Aging Management Requirements for Spent Fuel Storage Renewals,” that addresses requirements for the renewal of specific licenses for independent spent fuel storage installations and certificates of compliance for spent fuel storage cask designs.

United States v. Kirby Inland Marine, LP, No. 3:21-cv-00180 (S.D. Tex. July 13, 2021). A settling OPA defendant that injured natural resources by discharging oil from a barge during a collision must pay $2,102,115.22.

EPA proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under TSCA.

United States v. CITGO Petroleum Corp., No. 2:21-cv-1705 (W.D. La. June 17, 2021). A settling OPA defendant that injured natural resources by discharging oil into the Indian Marais waterway, the Calcasieu River, and the Calcasieu Estuary from its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, must pay $19.16 million to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of the natural resources allegedly injured, destroyed, or lost as a result of the oil spill and $528,149.83 to reimburse all remaining unpaid assessment costs.

EPA announced the availability of an electronic option for submitting the export notifications that are required under TSCA.

DOE seeks comment on its request for information regarding its Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative to promote low-cost, clean hydrogen at scale.

EPA added three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act.

NRC seeks comment on draft regulatory guide DG-1371, "Quality Group Classifications and Standards for Water-, Steam-, and Radioactive-Waste-Containing Components of Nuclear Power Plants."